Chapter 4: Folk and Popular Culture

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1 Chapter 4: Folk and Poplar Cltre The Cltral Landscape: An Introdction to Hman Geography

2 Definitions (general) Cltre: a way of life of a particlar people combines: Material cltre: Anything that can seen on the landscape or the bilt environment Carl Saer proposed a cltral landscape cold be natral featres bt with hman conseqences Nonmaterial cltre: Nontangible things sch as langage, religion, vales, entertainment, instittions, and aesthetics what a society finds beatifl

3 Definitions (chart) Folk cltre Traditionally practiced by small, isolated, homogeneos grops in rral areas Local cltre (de Blij) sees itself as a commnity, shares experiences, cstoms, and traits, and works to preserve those traits and cstoms to distingish the grop from others area = small Poplar cltre Characterized by large, heterogeneos grops of people who share common habits despite differences in other personal characteristics area = large, widespread

4 Where are these fond globally (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre mainly LDCs becase they lack strong infrastrctre commnication networks leisre time srpls money. there are few exceptions to LDC rle the Amish in the US. Mainly originate in MDCs now everywhere globalization becase they can combine advanced technology money and leisre time to create prodcts that will be acceptable by a large grop to increase profit. Non-exclsive Exclsivity diminishes profit, so they make it for anyone and everyone.

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6 How does this type of cltre vary? (chart) Folk cltre Poplar cltre Traditions are stable less traditional therefore changes rapidly isolation creates local diversity Varies more greatly across time rather than location lasts a long time bt varies by location

7 Where do these cltres originate (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre anonymos heaths anonymos sorces at nknown dates, well-known hearth known developers and dates of innovations throgh nknown originators

8 Diffsion?(chart) Folk cltre Poplar cltre thr relocation diffsion via hierarchal diffsion. mostly to well-connected places (cities). commnication networks facilitate (make easier) small scale Example: once again the Amish contries develop and have access to compters or TVs. also contagiosly once it has penetrated an area. rapid large scale

9 Diffsion of TV

10 What type of families are fond in these cltres (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre Tends to be patriarchal women's sphere of inflence is the hosehold, imposing a limit on the edcation for women Gender differences are diminished women are empowered seek higher levels of edcation redcing the total fertility rate. Families tend to be smaller. total fertility rate high in these cltres. Families tend to be large.

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12 What type of foods are eaten in these cltres (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre available in their local environment. very profitable fast-to-make attractive to all regardless of ethnic backgrond food taboos Cltral perceptions ban the sage of certain foods McDonald's frozen meals chips. Mslims, Jews = pork Hinds = beef Terroir = the sm effects of the local environment on a particlar food item

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14 What type of hosing is fond in these cltres (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre bilding materials that are available in the local environment developed more efficiently mixtre of materials Similar styles redce bilding costs improve qality make the appearance appealing to all.

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16 What type of religion is practiced in these cltres (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre ethnic religions that are common to one grop of people living in one place. Hindism, Jdaism, Taoism, Shintoism Universalizing seclar want converts Christianity, Islam Religions tend to be taken ot of poplar cltre becase it singles ot grops and that is not beneficial for companies as it decreases profit.

17 How do these cltres impact the environment (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre Minimal impact tend to follow sbsistence agricltre Except: desertification

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19 How do these cltres impact the environment (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre Minimal impact tend to follow sbsistence agricltre Large impact extensive se of resorces Except: desertification very few indstries no extensive sage of natral resorces creates little polltion. the people tend to adapt to their environment.

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21 How do these cltres impact the environment (chart)? Folk cltre Minimal impact tend to follow sbsistence agricltre Except: desertification very few indstries no extensive sage of natral resorces creates little polltion. the people tend to adapt to their environment. Poplar cltre Large impact extensive se of resorces eg. golf corses Large markets/indstries leads to high polltion Corps. tend to create a niform landscape appeals world-wide recognizable by their logos and architectre.

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27 How do these cltres impact the environment (chart)? Folk cltre Minimal impact tend to follow sbsistence agricltre Except: desertification very few indstries no extensive sage of natral resorces creates little polltion. the people tend to adapt to their environment. Poplar cltre Large impact extensive se of resorces eg. golf corses Large markets/indstries leads to high polltion Corps. tend to create a niform landscape appeals world-wide recognizable by their logos and architectre. Distinctiveness vs. Placelessness (E. Relph)

28 How do these cltres create and se materials (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre materials sally come from daily life comprised of bare necessities think food, shelter, and clothing. Dtch = wooden shoes

29 Dtch Wooden Shoes

30 How do these cltres create and se materials (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre materials sally come from daily life leisre time & disposable income bying items that change over time and are not necessities comprised of bare necessities most of the time (fads). think food, shelter, and clothing. Even food is boght in excess to its needs. Corporate made and sing spply chains that are global Dtch = wooden shoes Handmade sing local materials

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32 How do these cltres view poplation growth (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre Large families reinforce gender roles and the traditions of family Alternative non-children lifestyles become acceptable. DINKS and YUPPIES people wait to have children de to economic and edcational opportnities

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34 What kind of cltral standards or vales are employed (chart)? Folk cltre Poplar cltre Athenticity se of local materials, traditions family and ethnic history (history and lineage sally goes back a long way) folklore : stories passed down generationally Money determines how prodcts are prodced sal corporate standard sally has no sense of history for determining its materials or standards

35 Loss of traditional vales Threats to folk cltre Assimilation policies: to force people of indigenos cltres to adopt dominant cltres Native Americans/Aborigines (Astralia)

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38 Loss of traditional vales Threats to folk cltre Assimilation policies: to force people of indigenos cltres to adopt dominant cltres Native Americans/Aborigines (Astralia) Globalization spread of poplar cltre is accelerated by time-space compression (Harvey) the dominance of western styles and ideas.

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40 Loss of traditional vales Threats to folk cltre Assimilation policies: to force people of indigenos cltres to adopt dominant cltres Native Americans/Aborigines (Astralia) Globalization spread of poplar cltre, the dominance of western styles and ideas. cltral appropriation the se of specific elements of one cltre by another for nrelated prposes commodification = making something sellable

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43 Loss of traditional vales Threats to folk cltre Assimilation policies: to force people of indigenos cltres to adopt dominant cltres Native Americans/Aborigines (Astralia) Globalization spread of poplar cltre, the dominance of western styles and ideas. cltral appropriation the se of specific elements of one cltre by another for nrelated prposes commodification = making something sellable Cold lead to cltral stereotyping Becase, of corse, Irish Pbs are athentic becase the Irish like to drink!!!! Disneyfication: stripping a place of its athenticity for a sanitized form combining themes, merchandise, performance